Welcome to the Young Adult and Children’s Services Section (YAACS)!
YAACS (Young Adults and Children’s Services) is a section of the British Columbia Library Association. Our purpose is to support library staff in the provision of high-quality library services to children, teens, and families in BC. Our members include librarians, teacher-librarians, students, and other library workers interested in services for youth in British Columbia.
Attend a Meetings:
YAACS meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Anyone interested in youth services is welcome to attend. Meeting links are shared on the forum the week leading up to the meeting.
- May 28: Collaborating with authors or illustrators – Guest Speaker from QWILL
- June 25: Summer Reading Club – Guest Speaker Georgia Franklin and roundtable
- July 30: No Meeting
- August 27: Storytime Songs and Rhyme Share
- September 24: How present at a conference and write a proposal – Guest Speakers Delia Filipescu & Lindsey Krabbenhoft
- October 29: Climate and Wellbeing in Your Children’s Collection – Guest Speaker Tanya Kyi
- November 26: Writing for Clarity: The Benefits of Plain Language
- December: No Meeting
Contact
All information on upcoming meetings and YAACING Magazine are shared on the YAACS forum.
Main email: [email protected] | YAACING email: [email protected]
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